•When wegreet youwith folded hands, answer the same way.•Take off your shoes before entering in a pagoda or inside a house.•The Laos are very sensitive to the dress code. It is important to wear proper and clean clothes especially when visiting pagodas during Baci ceremonies.•It is very rude to show something with your foot.•It is necessary to be respectful towards monks, for example leave them the way. Women are not allowed to touch them or to give somethings hands to hands.•Touch someone's head, even children, is rude (head is a sacred part of the body)